“The poison of skepticism becomes, like alcoholism, tuberculosis, and some other …” — Simone Weil

As soon as men know that they can kill without fear of punishment or blame, they kill; or at least they encourage killers with approving smiles.

It is not the cause for which men took up arms that makes a victory more just or less, it is the order that is established when arms have been laid down.

A science which does not bring us nearer to God is worthless.

What a country calls its vital... interests are not things that help its people live, but things that help it make war.